In a huge relief to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday denied five disqualified Independent MLAs permission to vote in Thursday's trust vote.

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October 13, 2010

UPDATED: October 13, 2010 18:00 IST

In a huge relief to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday denied five disqualified Independent MLAs permission to vote in Thursday's trust vote.

Disqualified by Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah ahead of the confidence vote on October 11, the MLAs had approached the high court on Wednesday seeking interim relief as they wanted a stay on his order.

These Independents and 11 rebel BJP MLAs had earlier approached the high court seeking a stay on their disqualification. However the high court on Tuesday asked the rebel MLAs to correct their petition and adjourned the hearing till October 18.

The disqualification of MLAs, who earlier supported the Yeddyurappa government, had seen the chief minister survive the crucial trust vote motion, which was marred by controversies. Accusing Governor H.R. Bhardwaj of partisan for his role in the entire episode, the ruling BJP has been demanding his immediate recall.

At present, the Yedyurappa government has 105 MLAs on its side, while the Opposition combine of JD(S) and Congress have 101.